Foreign ownership of US property tax issues

[Michael Atkins]

Hi guys

Is anyone here a foreign owner of US properties for the purposes of rental?

I have gleaned some information in order to optimize taxes within the US but how about owning from abroad?

The main taxes that might be optimized I guess are capital gains and income tax.

How do you do it?

- direct ownership?
- holding company in a low tax country directly owning the properties?
- holding company in a low tax country owning a US limited liability company?
- holding company in a low tax country owning one US limited liability company for each property bought?